Thornbarrow Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thornbarrow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thornborough,' Oxfordshire, or Thornbury, Exeter, Herefordshire, &c.; also Thonborough in Allerton Mauleverer, near Knaresborough, Yorkshire With the Yorkshire variant Thornber, compare the pronunciation Sedber for Sedbergh, in the same county.

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Thornbarrow Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996

Thornbarrow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Thornborough,' Oxfordshire, or Thornbury, Exeter, Herefordshire, &c.; also Thonborough in Allerton Mauleverer, near Knaresborough, Yorkshire With the Yorkshire variant Thornber, compare the pronunciation Sedber for Sedbergh, in the same county.

Ricardus de Thornbargh, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robert Thombrughe: History and Traditions of Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, W. Nicholls.

Robert Thoraeboroughe, 1541: ibid.

1575. Edward Thoraeboroughe, Hampshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 Dweller at the Thorn-Hill [Old English porn + beorh, a hill] 2 conf. with Thornbury, q.v.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The name of Thornber was represented by Thornbur in Gloucestershire in the 13th century (H. R.).

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Thornbarrow Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Thornbarrow Come From? nationality or country of origin

Thornbarrow is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thornbarrow? popularity and diffusion

Thornbarrow is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Thornbarrow reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Thornbarrow is primarily concentrated in: Lancashire, where 75 percent live and Cumbria, where 25 percent live.

Thornbarrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thornbarrow has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Thornbarrow last name decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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